Coronary microvascular dysfunction in symptomatic patients without significant epicardial stenosis.

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3rd Department and Clinical Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine with Division of Medicine and Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.

Published: July 2025


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